Daniel Sullivan
Orthopaedic Surgery · North Charleston, SCNPI 1154983740
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — grants (42.9%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by Smith+Nephew at 34.8% of the total.
Across 114 payments — averaging $190.02 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Smith+Nephew$8K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$4K
- Pinnacle, Inc$4K
- Stryker$3K
- Zimmer Biomet$3K
- Maxx Orthopedics, Inc.$198
- plus $1K from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$9,29543%
- Travel & lodging$4,19019%
- Food & beverage$4,87122%
- Education$3,30615%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew | 4 | $7,536 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 24 | $4,006 |
| Pinnacle, Inc | 11 | $3,546 |
| Stryker | 43 | $2,623 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 8 | $2,509 |
| Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. | 1 | $198 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 6 | $170 |
| Linvatec Corporation | 1 | $147 |
| Medacta USA, Inc. | 2 | $131 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $115 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $114 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 2 | $113 |
| Avita Medical Americas, LLC | 1 | $107 |
| Flower Orthopedics Coporation | 1 | $99 |
| Ossdsign USA Incorporated | 1 | $84 |
| Foundation Medical, LLC | 2 | $73 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 2 | $34 |
| Vertex | 1 | $26 |
| Amgen | 1 | $19 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $14 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- VA-LCP$1,408
- MAKO$1,244
- ACTIS$709
- AM$322
- MESA SMALL STATURE SPINAL SYSTEM$152
- TRIATHLON$150
- INSIGNIA$150
- BioBrace 23mm$147
- Persona$142
- Knees-MyMobility$136
- FLOSEAL$115
- Zynrelef$114
- Arcos$111
- RECELL$107
- AXSOS$104
- GAMMA$104
- Comprehensive Shoulder System$102
- PREVENA$100
- V.A.C. ULTA$100
- V.A.C. VERAFLO$100
How this compares
$21,662 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 325 orthopaedic surgery providers in South Carolina.
Other orthopaedic surgery in North Charleston
- Todd LansfordNorth Charleston$286K
- Christopher BattistaNorth Charleston$58K
- William SmithColumbia$7.7M
- Richard FrischMt Pleasant$1M
- Brent PonceCharleston$874K
- Chi LimSpartanburg$320K
- Nicholas GrimaldiColumbia$203K
- Richard MarksWest Columbia$176K
- James LogingClinton$118K
- Justin SmithRock Hill$102K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.